Born out of defeat, the Freikorps were battle-hardened veterans who fought not for peace, but for a Germany they felt betrayed. Simple History Posted: May 28, 2025 | Last updated: May 28, 2025 ...

With World War II rapidly approaching, there was a call for the Volksdeutsche, - people of German heritage outside the Reich to return home to the Fatherland and help defend it. Simple History ...

Nearly six decades later, Prien is now post World War II Germany's first Jewish federal cabinet member, having been selected as the Minister for Education, Family Affairs, ...

On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies in Reims, France, ending World War II and the Third Reich. Or did it happen on May 9 in Berlin instead? Both are true.

Germany tried twice in the 20th century to conquer Europe and very nearly achieved that goal in World War II. In fact, not since Napoleon did any one country control so much of the continent. Here ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...

Trump on European countries spending more on their security 03:37. Berlin — In a landmark shift, Germany is set to embark on its most ambitious defense spending initiative since World War II ...

Poland estimates its World War II losses caused by Germany at $1.4 trillion and has demanded reparations, but Berlin has repeatedly said all financial claims related to the war have been settled.

Germany has been forced to admit it is not ready to protect its 83 million population should a third world war break out, as nearly all its bomb shelters have been repurposed.

Last month, Poland’s ruling nationalist party declared Germany owed their eastern neighbor approximately $1.26 trillion. During World War II, six million Poles were slain by Nazi German-occupied ...